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Mustangs enjoy tennis matches at home

Mustangs host McMurry University; men win, while women fall

Sun-News Report

Posted:
03/29/2014 01:58:33 PM MDT

SILVER CITY >> For the first time this season, the Western New Mexico University tennis teams enjoyed matches at home as they hosted McMurry University Friday. The men came away with a 6-3 win, while the women dropped a close 6-3 decision.

On the men's side, the Mustangs (6-7) used a solid start at doubles to race ahead 2-1. Senior Rodrigo Almeida and freshman Jean-Laurent Pageault fought through a back-and-forth affair going to a tiebreaker before coming away with a 9-8 win (7-4 in tiebreaker). At No. 3, Junior Omar Lopez and freshman Sascha Brechtel also powered through a tight early match pulling away for the 8-6 victory. At the top flight, senior Francisco Damasio and junior Alvaro Nunez fought back in their match, but fell, 5-8.

In singles, WNMU cleaned up at No. 1, 3, 4 and 5 to take the match. At the top flight, Almeida cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 win. At No. 3, Brechtel also dominated to the tune of 6-2, 6-3. Damasio clinched the match for the Mustangs at No. 5 with a resounding 6-2, 6-1 triumph. Pageault fought back to win his No. 4 match in three sets, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Nunez came close at No. 2, as he dropped the first set, 4-6, but then came back with a 6-4 second set win before retiring in the third set. Lopez fell at No. 6, 1-6, 2-6.

On the women's side, the Lady Mustangs (0-14) came out leading 2-1 after doubles. Juniors Ganna Tiurina and Marie Monier won their top flight match, 8-6, while senior Dena Irvin and sophomore Diamond Morrill went into a tiebreaker at No. 2 coming away with the 9-8 (7-2) victory. Sophomore Claudia Osuna and freshman Marissa Aguirre won five games at No. 3 before a 5-8 setback.

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In singles, Tiurina rolled to a 6-1, 6-4 win at the No. 1 position. Three other Lady Mustangs would go five sets. At No. 2, Monier dropped the opening set, 1-6, but then came back with a 6-2 second set win before a 4-6 loss in the third. At No. 3, Osuna started strong with a 7-5 first set win, but then dropped the next two sets, 3-6, 5-7. At No. 6, Aguirre rallied from a first set 4-6 loss, to take the second, 7-6 and then came close in the tiebreaking third set, 8-10. Morrill grabbed four games at No. 4, 1-6, 3-6, while Irvin won three at No. 5, 3-6, 0-6.